Ethylene/vinyl acetate, wax, chlorinated diphenyl composition



United States Patent 3,394,095 ETHYLENE/ VINYL ACETATE, WAX, CHLORI- NATED DIPHENYL COMPOSITION Cyril S. Treacy, Scarsdale, N.Y., assiguor to M. Argueso & Co., Inc., Mamaroneck, N.Y., a corporation of New York No Drawing. Filed July 1, 1966, Ser. No. 562,114 4 Claims. (Cl. 260-285) This invention relates to a compound which is water insoluble and which is particularly useful in conjunction 3,394,095 Patented July 23, 1968 Melt the carnauba wax, T-57-N and Aroclor and raise temperature to 135 C., stirring well while melting. Add calcium carbonate while stirring and maintaining temperature at 135 C. Add glass fiber while stirring at 135 C. Add Elvax 250 at 135 C. while stirring. Pour as cold as possible into cold pans. The melting point will be 77 C. There is no flash point or fire point up to 315 C. A slight discoloration at 226 C. and some frothing and bubbling at 237 C. which increases by 315 C. The specific gravity was 1.85 or .066 per cubic inch.

with the machining of thin walled articles where the walls EXAMPLE II or portions thereof must be rigidly held during a machin- Parts by weight Percent by Weight in o eration.

In ihe prior art, a problem has been presented in the "i 3238 201% holding of parts or articles requiring machining, such as $1552 58 2.3g cutting, grinding, routing, and the like, particularly when Calcium Grasses ail: I 45:00 39:00 the walls thereof are relatively thin. The machining there- Glass 21'80 19-00 of may result in chattering, which has undesirable effects 115.00 100 on the finished article. This becomes particularly of im- 2 portance Where automatically operated machine tools, EXAMPLE In such as those controlled by tape or slmilar means, are used. In the accurate machining of parts, they must be Paris by Weight Percent by Weight held tightly and there must not be a displacement 0f the Carnauba. Wax 5.50 5.30 walls thereof during the machining operation. .g$ 2g 5%;

One of the principal objects of this invention is to pro- 1631x1 21 250g: II.. 3: 4180 vide a compound for rigidly holding objects to be ma- 3300 chimed in a manner that will result in rigidly holding for Glass rlber'mm' 16'00 accurate machining and yet which will permit removal 105-00 100 without damage thereto.

Another of the objects of this invention is to provide a EXAMPLE Iv compound for rigidly holding objects in a machine whereby a greater adhesion between the metal and holder is Parts by Welght Percent by weight obtained than hitherto found possible. Camauba Wax 50 80 One example of the use of the compound of the present ;?8 3:28 invention is where the object or article to be machined is 3.00 a. 10 embedded therein and held on an operating table or sup- 8:88 3128 port of the machine. The machining operations then can 95 20 100 be performed upon the article without damage thereto.

After the machining operations, the article can be removed 40 from the table by subjecting the same to heat or a suit-able EXAMPLE v 2233211: for removing all traces of the compound from the Parts by weight; Percent by weight It has bee-n found that admixtures can be used of 4.8% Carnauba Wax 5.50 by weight to 6.3% by weight of a natural wax such as :128 31% carnauba, ouricury or candelill-a, from 2.2% to 4.7% by weight of high molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate 2:38 3:33 copolymers such as sold under the trademark Elvax 250 A1 Fl k 5 00 00 by Du Pont, 3.2% to 4.2% by weight of hydrogenated ununum a e glycerides such as sold under the trademark T-57-N 50 10000 0 by Archer Daniels Midland Company, 29% to 39% by weight of chlorinated diphenyl such as sold under the EXAMPLE VI trademark Aroclor 5460 by Monsanto, and 51% to 58% by weight of a filler. The total, of course, should Parts by welght Percentby weight be 100%. Preferably, the filler can comprise 38% to Carnauba Wax 5.50 6.30 42% by weight of calcium carbonate and from 20% to $1$Ijjjj 3:38 2:32 9% by weight of glass fiber. Elva 250 2. 00 2. 29

It can be theorized that the wax serves as a hardening 3-5; agent and cold flow suppressant. The chlorinated diphenyl Q is a resin having high adhesive properties when blended 60 100 with hydrogenated glyceride. Elvax 250 when admixed 05% Oil GreenA1839 can be a d to l in the compound does not raise the melting point appreciab1y EXAMPLE VII EXAMPLE I Parts by weight: Percent by weight Parts by weight Percent by weight Carnauba Wax 6. 30 6.30 Aroclor 5460 39. 00 39. 00 Oarnauba Wax- 5. 50 5. 83 T-57-N 4. 25 4. 25 Aroclor 5460. 34. 00 35.70 Elvax 250 2. 29 2. 29 T57N..... 3. 3. 89 Calcium Carbonate 40.13 40.13 Elvax 250 3.00 3.13 Glass Fiber. 8. 03 8. 03 Calcium Carbonate 40. 00 42.00 Glass Fiber. 9.00 9. 45 70 100.00

95.20 100 MP. F.

Flash and Fire point, none to 600 F.; specific gravityl.85 (.066 lb,/in.)

EXAMPLE VIII Parts by weight Percent by weight Carnauba Wax 15. 5. 50 Aroclor 5460 90. 00 34. 00 'I57N 10. 00 3. 70 Calcium Carbonat 108.00 40. 00 Glass Fiber 55. 00 16. 80

EXAMPLE IX In the compound of Example I, the carnauba wax was replaced with ouricury Wax with good results.

EXAMPLE X In the compound of Example I, the carnauba wax was replaced with candelilla wax. In this case the melting point dropped from 1'6870 F. to 154 P. so that if the heat generated due to the machinery operation raises too high, there will tend to be a soft, stickier chip.

Aroclor 5460 is a chlorinated diphenyl made by Monsanto Chemical Co. and has the following properties:

AcidityMaximum (mgm. KOH per gm.) 0.07 Average coefiicient of expansion (25 124 C.) 0.00179 Density:

Specific gravity 25/25 C 1.670 Pounds per gallon 13.91 Flash point and fire point None Softening point ASTME-28 C IUD-105.5 Refractive index 1.660-1.665

Elvax 250 is a high molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer sold by Du Pont, Elv ax being a trademark of Du Pont. It has the following general properties:

Inherent viscosity 30 C. (0.25 g./100 ml.

T57 is a hydrogenated glyceride sold by Archer 1 Daniels Midland Company, Cleveland, Ohio and has the following general properties:

Melting point C Acid number ..max 1 Saponification value 193-198 Iodine value max 1 Specific'gravity /20 C. 0.8450 Color 5%" Lovibond max 15Y/R Chain length acids:

C percent 0.2 C15 d0 C18 dO Unsaturated do 1.0 Saturated do 99.0

The preferred waxes are carn-auba and ouricury. It has been found that the addition of the vinyl resin Elvax 250 is particularly efiic'acious in providing a compound for use in machining operations.

It should be apparent that details of the compounds may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention except as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A composition consisting essentially of between 4.8% and 6.3% by weight of natural wax selected from the group consisting of carnauba wax, ouricury wax and candelilla wax; 2.2% to 4.7% by weight of high molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; 2.2% to 4.7% by weight of hydrogenated glyceride, 29% to 39% by Weight of chlorinated diphenyl; and the remainder of filler material.

2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the filler material is 39 to 40% of calcium carbonate; and 8 to 19% glass fiber.

3. A composition consisting essentially of 6.4% by weight of carnauba wax; 4.30% by weight of hydrogenated glyceride; 2.3% of high molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; 39% by weight of chlorinated diphenyl; 40% by weight of calcium carbonate; and 8% by weight of glass fiber.

4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the filler material includes aluminum powder and aluminum flake.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,232,895 1/19'66 Klein. 3,025,167 3/1962 Butler. 3,207,716 8/1965 Lippoldt.

JULIUS FROME, Primary Examiner. 

1. A COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF BETWEEN 4.8% AND 6.3% BY WEIGHT OF NATURAL WAX SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CARNAUBA WAX, OURICURY WAX AND CANDELILLA WAX; 2.2, TO 4.7, BY WEIGHT OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; 2.2% TO 4.7% BY WEIGHT OF HYDROGENATED GLYCERIDE, 29% TO 39% BY WEIGHT OF CHLORINATED DIPHENYL; AND THE REMAINDER OF FILLER MATERIAL. 